OHSU study: Women veterans at higher risk for repeat suicide attempts

First national study to focus on veterans’ symptoms over time, examine difference between genders in risk of suicidal thoughts, behaviors

By Angela Yeager July 02, 2024 Portland, Oregon

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Lauren Denneson, Ph.D., M.S. (OHSU)

OHSU study shows women veterans at higher risk for repeat suicide attempts

Lauren Denneson, Ph.D., M.S., professor of psychiatry in the OHSU School of Medicine and associate director of the Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care at the VA Portland Health Care System, stands outside the entrance to the VA Hospital from the OHSU skybridge. Denneson's research finds women veterans are at higher risk for repeat suicide attempts. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)